Shelby County, Tennessee (TN)

County population in 2014: 938,803 (97% urban, 3% rural); it was 897,472 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 162,369County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 49,647County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 213,444Renter-occupied apartments: 138,955 (it was 124,922 in 2000)

% of renters here:

37%

State:

32%

Land area: 755 sq. mi.

Water area: 29.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 1244 people per square mile (very high).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Shelby County: 87.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,000 (it was $90,800 in 2000)

Shelby:

$123,000

Tennessee:

$140,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,600 - $218,600

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $177,328

Here:

$177,328

State:

$193,341

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,695

Here:

$124,695

State:

$166,652

In 2-unit structures: $78,416

Here:

$78,416

State:

$142,213

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,122

Here:

$148,122

State:

$145,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $182,468

Here:

$182,468

State:

$182,736

Mobile homes: $36,783

Here:

$36,783

State:

$62,485

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,296Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $455

Institutionalized population: 11,592

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 5

Rapes: 34

Robberies: 54

Assaults: 387

Burglaries: 1098

Thefts: 1828

Auto thefts: 329

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 3

Rapes: 28

Robberies: 64

Assaults: 278

Burglaries: 1121

Thefts: 1761

Auto thefts: 274

Health of residents in Shelby County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.69.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.39.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.56.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.68.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is about average.Average weight of females is 172 pounds. This is more than average.37.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 21.8%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.0% for Black residents, 42.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 26.4% for American Indian residents, 64.4% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 32.4% for other race residents, 28.8% for two or more races residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 21.8%

Shelby County:

21.8%

Tennessee:

17.8%

(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.0% for Black residents, 42.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.6% for American Indian residents, 64.4% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 32.4% for other race residents, 28.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2013: 34 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 47 years old, Asian residents: 34 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)

Area name: Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR AreaFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shelby County is $572 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $847 a month.

Agriculture in Shelby County:

Average size of farms: 162 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $33,143Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $347.59The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.95%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 7.73%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31,464Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.34%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $65,607The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.18%Average age of principal farm operators: 59 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.34Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.32%Corn for grain: 6026 harvested acresAll wheat for grain: 5762 harvested acresUpland cotton: 17856 harvested acresSoybeans for beans: 24527 harvested acresVegetables: 91 harvested acresLand in orchards: 179 acres

Earthquake activity:

Shelby County-area historical earthquake activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Shelby County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2014:

Atherosclerotic heart disease (8182)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (7413)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (7350)

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (4692)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (4670)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3728)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (3431)

Pneumonia, unspecified (2574)

Unspecified dementia (2418)

Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2413)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.88Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15784.62Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 372.510Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50360.89

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1578.050Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 856.180Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13.09

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 53.29Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84.71

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.82Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 8836.245

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 171.8. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:

Firearm - 128.6

Cut/Pierce - 16.2

Suffocation - 4.1

Other - 22.8

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 99.3. This is less than state average.

93.5% of residents of Shelby County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

52% of Shelby County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Tennessee.